Overview
- Description
- The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Samuel Tenzer and his parents Melving and Lillian Tenzer, all of whom survived the Łódź ghetto. The bulk of the collection is post-war and documents the family in Israel and the United States, including Samuel’s service with the United States Army. Included are identification and immigration papers, and a small amount of photographs.
- Date
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inclusive:
1940-2020
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Samuel Tenzer
- Collection Creator
- Tenzer
- Biography
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Samuel Martin Tenzer (1933-2020) was born Schmuel Mordechai Tenczer on 8 January 1933 in Łódź, Poland to Melech (16 August 1904-18 October 1998, later Melvin Tenzer) and Lea (16 June 1901-19 January 1980, née Telerman, later Lillian Tenzer) Tenczer. The family survived the Holocaust in the Łódź ghetto. Around 1950 the family immigrated to Israel. Samuel served in the Israel Defense Force where he learned how to fly a helicopter. The family immigrated to the United States in March 1954 sailing aboard the SS Jerusalem. They settled in the Bronx, and all three became naturalized citizens in 1959. Samuel served with the United States Army from 1959-1962.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jews--Poland--Łódź. Holocaust survivors.
- Geographic Name
- Łódź (Poland) Israel. United States--Emigration and immigration.
- Personal Name
- Tenzer, Samuel.
- Corporate Name
- Litzmannstadt-Getto (Łódź, Poland) United States. Army
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2021 by the Estate of Samuel Tenzer.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 18:19:03
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn723437
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Also in Tenzer family collection
The collection consists of a document holder, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Samuel Tenzer and his parents, Melvin and Lillian (Telerman) Tenzer in Poland before and during the Holocaust, and in the United States after World War II.
U.S. Citizenship papers holder
Object
Leather holder for Samuel Tenzer's US naturalization certificate. The holder and the certificate are part of a collection of photographs and documents related to Samuel Tenzer and his parents, Melvin and Lillian (Telerman) Tenzer, all survivors of the Łódź Ghetto.
